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Log Contd... 07/06/2012 - Samdu - Kaurik - Lepcha -Samdu - Tabo - Kaza - Kee - Kibber - Kaza Part 1 Today would be a long day hence we were up and ready by 0930 hrs. There were lots of places to see, lots of things to do plus I wanted to keep my resolve of not driving in the dark hence a conscious effort was made to start as early as we could. In the first part of the day we were supposed to go to Lepcha, the last Indian post on the broder with Tibet, then on our way back we were supposed to take a dip in the Sulphar spring that was at Samdu and then proceed towards Kaza. While going to Kaza we would be taking a slight detour towards Pin Valley, see the areas around Mud, and there take a decision either to stay at Mud or go to Kaza. Last night at the party the CO had offered us an official vehicle to take us to Lepcha. He realized that we were in a Sedan and since the road is under construction at some places he thought it would be wise to use a Gypsy. I was happy giving our car a rest. So by 0930 hrs we were off to the post. It would be a 45 minutes drive to the post. We would be passing the village of Kaurik on our way to Lepcha. Infact earlier, on our way from Narkanda on the NH22, we had seen so many milestones marking the distance to Kaurik that we had started to wonder where was this place as it was not appearing on any itinerary previously done by travelers? Now we had realized that Kaurik was the last village, just 5 kms inside, on the Indo-Tibetan border. After the war of 1962, this village was shifted from here and relocated just before Tabo at a place called Chandigarh. Kaurik is deserted now, except a few BRO workers who use the village for shelter no one else lives here. On our way up we encountered our first major road block. There was a landslide the previous night and about 50 mtrs of the road was under a huge mountain of mud. Though JCB machines were working on it from both the sides but it still took them about an hour to clear that section. Luckily it was only mud and no huge rocks or else it would have taken them much longer to clear and we would most probably have to cancel going to the border. Going after the initial hiccup was quick and within no time we were at ITBP check post Kaurik. Actually roads also got better and here we must have traveled on one of the smoothest sections of the road on our complete trip. At ITBP check post, we were quickly briefed about the surrounding area, how the natural rivers and ridges form the IB, the various border posts on the Indian side, the weapons, the life of a soldier etc etc. The IB was still about 5 kms away from here. The last border post of Lepcha actually sits on the IB that runs on a ridge was visible from here. Over the years I must have visited at least 6-7 final frontiers (LOC’s and IB’s). On my KMY I have also walked across the IB into Tibet , but every time I see the IB/LOC/LAC the excitement and the thrill is unbelievable. At Lepcha it was no different. The border post was on a ridge and after 2 feet of the post was a fall of about 100 feet and then a river and then Tibetan villages. The area after 2 feet of the post all belonged to Tibet. It was interesting to talk to the officers and soldiers there and hear about the advancements the country has made in terms of electronic surveillance. It was also heartwarming see the high moral of the soldiers and the spirit with which they guard our boundaries. And without divulging much it was also very funny to hear that it’s just not the opposite country that needles us…. after all you need two hands to clap. So after spending 30 minutes at the post, laughing with the guys, listening to their stories, enjoying hot tea and snacks with them it was time to give them a hug and head back to Samdu. On our way back we had to stop again at the same landslide area as the slipping sand from the mountain sides had created more obstacles and was being cleared. Luckily we were clear in 10 minutes but unfortunately we had wasted enough time earlier that we decided to go straight to Kaza and give the Sulphar springs a miss at this time. At Samdu we thanked our hosts and were on our way. We still had not decided if we would be spending the night at Mud or at Kaza. Pics from the day so far The morning was nice and bright. The peaks visible in the morning  The road leading to Kaurik, as visible from Sumdo  The Tibet side from Sumdo. The snow mountain is in Tibet  The lobby of the mess  The formal sitting. Displayed are the various trophies that this unit has won in adventure activities. It is also noticeable that this unit has more than 10 soldiers that has scaled the everest  The initial mud road to Kaurik  Firing range for small arms  Not very far from the border  The mud slide being cleared  More snow capped mountains on the Tibet side  Samdu at a distance, visible from the land slide area  Road got much better after the landslide area  The deserted Kaurik village on the plateau  Reaching Lepcha  We are looking in Tibetan territory now  Tibetan village as seen from the last post  A close up of the village  Some more spying on the movement in the village  Being explained about the topography of the area  I was so engrossed in talking to the men that I forgot to take a usual panorama shot of the area. Hence I have put 3 pics side by side to give you some idea of how the IB runs from where we were standing  A final pic of us at the post before we left  NOTE: - Kaurik and Lepcha are not open routes for travellers. But I do believe that permits are indeed issued at the DC's office for those who are interested in visiting this area. I believe showing keen'ness and a nice smile does the tricks for permits. Some people have also gone to the army TCP at Sumdo and have requested and requested and requested the officers there and have been allowed till Kaurik without permits. Its definitely worth the try. Rest Of The Day ....To be contd…… | ||
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| Senior - BHPian  | Re: Spiti Drive, June 2012 - Family, Friends, Border Posts, Wildlife and more... This is just awesome!!!. deky, I see you have thing for borders  (If you remember, I had asked you for a picture of the border which was shown in your Mansarovar yatra travelogue). You can count me as one of your fans. I just love the way you narrate the story and the pictures then complement the story very well. |
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And I apologise for the delay in the next post, I was out travelling, but here is the next part 07/06/2012 - Samdu - Kaurik - Lepcha -Samdu - Tabo - Kaza - Kee - Kibber - Kaza Part 2 After saying our good byes and carrying some packed food for Aira we were on our way to Kaza/Mud. The road was was mostly broken tarmac at most of the places but at some places it was pretty smooth as well. Within one hour of us starting from Sumdo we had reached Tabo. Initially we had planned to visit Tabo on the return journey, but since we were hungry as well, we decided to have a quick look at the monastery and also have our lunch too. The original monastery is apparently more than a 1000 year old and is well kept by the monks there. The newer part of the monastery is under renovation. The monk there took keen interest in showing us around but we were in a hurry so we finished the tour as quickly as we could. We had our lunch at one the guesthouse restaurants there and were ready to leave. We decided that as we still had time, we will go to Mud, have a look around the Pin Valley and then return back to Kaza for the night. But luck had something else instore for us. News of a flash flood in Pin Valley slowly started to trickle in, but people there were not sure to what extent the damage had been done. We thought of keeping our options open and moved ahead. Little ahead we saw a local registered Maruti stopped by the mountain side and taking photographs of something. As we drew in closer I realized that there was a pair of Blue Goats (Bharals) grazing on the mountain slopes above us. I was pretty excited seeing them as well and we too stopped for pics. The pair instead of looking at us kept on looking at the mountain top in between grazing. I thought maybe there is a predator around and hence they were keeping a look out for it. But that was not the case, actually later I saw a young fawn standing on top of a rock and it seemed that the Bharals were keeping an eye on them as they grazed. Suddenly there was a lot of dust that started to fly from the mountain slopes and then we saw a few more fawn running up and down the slopes in a playful manner. With all the running around the fawn were causing a mini landslide and small rocks started to come down rumbling on the car. It was time to move on. Just before Attargo, the junction from where one takes a left for Pin Valley, we flagged down a taxi and asked him about the condition of Pin Valley. He told us that the road before Sagnam (Pin valley) has been washed off in yesterday’s flash floods and the valley is in accessible as of now. So there was no point in going there. So we decided to go straight to Kaza. The Spiti valley was turning out to be beautifull. It was getting much wider than the valley’s we had crossed before and the landscapes, though very dry but were varied and beautifull to look at. The road continued to be broken but at one place where it got smooth I had the first driving error resulting in a slight problem. Actually, after leaving from Tabo I was making sure that we reach Kaza before sun down. So at one stretch of beautifull black top road I tried to increase my speed. I saw a piece of small stone lying in the middle of the road but at that speed ( was about 50kmph) I decided that its best not to swerve the car around the stone, but to go over it. I was pretty sure that the stone was very small and would not hit the cars under body. But I was so wrong in judging or maybe the stone jumped up and hit the car (I think it was the later  ) and what followed next was various types of banging sounds that started to come from beneath the car. The stone must have hit somewhere below and must have bounced of the under body a few times before finally passing under it. I immediately stopped the car as it was time to inspect for damages.While stopping I could engage the gears hence that meant that the gear box was fine. On stopping I found that there were no leakages under the car hence neither the radiator nor the petrol tank had started to leak. I waited a little more for the car to cool down and went under the car as far as I could. There was a big dent on the exhaust pipe coming out of the engine, but luckily it was not broken. I thanked my stars for this narrow escape and moved on. The car also sounded fine and luckily no emergency lights cropped up on the dash board. By 1700 hrs we reached Kaza and checked in a hotel. We still had 2 hours of sunlight left so we decided to make a quick trip to Kee and Kibber. The drive to these places was good as the roads at most of the places were well tarred. The views as we went higher towards Kibber got better and better. The village of Kibber offered a 360 degree view of the high mountains around. By 1900 hrs we were back in the hotel and it was time to rest. Pics so far..... The views of the valley after Sumdo  The beautifull landscapes  The road leading to Tabo  A broken bridge  Passing Hurling village  Tabo at a distance  Entry to Tabo  The golden Chorten at Tabo  Aira enjoying rotating the prayer wheels  The entrance to the 1000+ yr old Monastery  The mud chortens  The caves in the mountains where the monks used to live in olden days  A water collection well in the premises  While we wait for lunch  Bharals on mountain slopes  Grazing  Then we notice a fawn on the hill top  They were playing causing a mini mud/rock slide  On closer look we realized there were 4 of them  The wide Spiti valley   Various rock formations  I tried to trek into one of these crevasses, but due to rubble slipping under the feet it was very difficult  Kaza at a distance  Entering Kaza  Pics from Kee and Kibber to be contd in the next post.... | ||
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| Re: Spiti Drive, June 2012 - Family, Friends, Border Posts, Wildlife and more... 07/06/2012 - Samdu - Kaurik - Lepcha -Samdu - Tabo - Kaza - Kee - Kibber - Kaza Part 3 Pics from Kee and Kibber Village of Kee  The monastery at Kee  Approaching Kibber  The gravel road close to Kibber  The loops that lead to Kibber  Kibber  A panorama of Kibber and surroundings  Back to Kaza  End of the Day....Next day to be Contd.. |
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| Re: Spiti Drive, June 2012 - Family, Friends, Border Posts, Wildlife and more... 08/06/2012 - Kaza - Hikkim - Komic - Lanza - Kaza Today was a day to explore Kaza and the villages around. We had decided to visit the villages of Hikkim, Komic and Lanza during the first half of the day. Come back to Kaza, have lunch and just rest in the hotel after that. We went to Kaza town for breakfast and found a shop called German Bakery. The baked breads smelled nice and we decided to have breakfast and coffee there before proceeding for our trip. The different type of breads and croissants were indeed very nice and we had a hearty breakfast there. At the bakery we started chatting with a Belgian Couple and we decided to take us along for the sightseeing trip. No sooner we got on the road for Hikkim, driver error number 2 happened. I went too close to the mountain side and did not realize that there was a sharp stone on the edge and the stone ended up cutting the side wall of the front left side tyre. There was no way we would get a new tyre in Kaza, so the only way was to stich the tyre and get a tube fixed inside. So after putting in the spare and taking the car down back to Kaza and getting the tyre stitched and a tube fixed we were ready to move again. All this while I had been very patient and very carefull in driving on the hills but one stupid mistake or you may call lapse in concentration on my part had resulted in this incident. I was pretty disappointed with myself as it was totally my mistake. To avoid any more incidents like this we moved on slowly. The road was pretty bad and what made matters more worst was that we took a wrong turn and instead of doing Langza – Komic – Hikkim we were doing it the other way. We took the route that will take us to Hikkim first. This route had a steep ascent with non-existent roads and I would say at this height with 4 adults and 1 kid on board my car was losing on power majorly. I was wondering if I had made the correct decision by getting my car here and also if it was right to give the Belgian couple a ride But slowly and steadily we climbed up and finally reached the village of Hikkim. The views from Hikkim changed the mood completely. It was awesome to see the vistas all around. Suddenly the whole trip here was looking worth the effort. Next we reached Komic . The views from here were also breathtaking. We wanted to have a look at the monastery but unfortunately it was closed. It was time for lunch and we were rather hungry. I approached a place that looked like shop and asked if they could give us anything to eat. They offered us Maggie and Dal & Chawal. Except Aira we were all happy having dal chawal. So at a height of about 14,700ft, this was the highest part of our holiday were we had a meal. This actually turned out to be the monastery kitchen and the monks had made the Dal & Chawal for themselves so they refused to charge us anything for it. Even on our insisting they did not charge us a single penny. My respect for the locals went up even higher with this. Then it was time for Lanza and after a quick stop there for photographs we came back to Kaza. Since we had already wasted a lot of time in getting the tyre repaired in the morning, we did not have much time left in the evening to explore Kaza, so we just had Dinner and retired for the day. Tonight would be our final night at Kaza and then we start our return journey back home. Pics for the day Filling in fuel in the morning at Kaza  At German Bakery  I decided to work and cook my own omelet. Just the way I like it cooked   The main street at Kaza  While Parul shopped, Aira found a way to keep her busy  Getting the tyre repaired  Finally we moved again. View of the valley and Rangrik  The condition of the road. Actually this was the good part hence I could stop. At bad patches I did not even dare to stop  The views as we went higher  Some ruins  Village of Hikkim  A photo op with snow capped mountains in the back ground  View from Hikkim  Aira enjoying the views  Approaching Komic  A panorama from Komic  Aira enjoying her Maggie  Another view  Going to Komic Monastery  Pastures  The road got a bit better as we got towards Lanza  Beautifull Landscapes  The village of Lanza  Budha Statue at Lanza  Monastery at lanza  Returning back to Kaza  End of the Day…Next day to be contd!! |
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| Re: Spiti Drive, June 2012 - Family, Friends, Border Posts, Wildlife and more... 09/06/2012 - Kaza to Pooh Today we would be retracing our steps and would be restarting our journey back home. Our night halt today would be at Pooh and in between we had planned to visit Dhankar Monastery. The morning was nice and bright and the views of the peaks and the surrounding area were breathtaking in the bright sunshine. After checking out of the hotel we went to German Bakery for breakfast and again met the Belgian couple there. They also decided to come along with us till Dhankar. The monastery was closed by the time we reached, but the drive was nice and the views we got of the valley below were breathtaking. From here we could see the confluence of the Spiti River and the River coming from the Pin valley and the difference in colour was very noticeable. Spiti was blue and the Pin river was almost black due to the debris it was carrying because of the flood. We dropped the Belgian couple back on the highway at Sichling and got moving towards Pooh. The drive was more or less uneventful except for the fact that we got stuck in a huge sand storm near Hurling. The car was being bombarded on the side with sand, stones and pebbles of all sizes. But luckily we were very close to a village so took shelter there. We wanted to eat something but nothing was open so we decided to have the cup noodles we were carrying. Luckily a nice gentleman provided us with hot water from his house. After the storm stopped we carried on and by evening we were at Pooh. Our hosts met us just before Pooh and lead us to our accommodation. We had dinner and called it a day. Pics from the day Mountain peaks visible in bright sunshine from the hotel at Kaza   It was bright in the morning and the monks were enjoying the sunshine too  Town of Rangrik visible from the hotel in Kaza  Starting our return journey  Dhankar at a distance  Mother and daughter having fun  Aira wanted to take our photograph  The entry gate to Dhankar  Dhankar Monastery   The confluence of Spiti and Pin River. Notice the difference in colour  Rainbow coloured clouds  A sand storm that we managed to avoid by taking shelter at a village  Aira enjoying her cup noodles  At Chango  The loops  Different shaped mountains  Village of Tabo at a distance  The road ahead  Ka Zigs that lead to Khab   Just before Khab  Dubling Bridge  Finally reached Pooh  Our hosts met us with tea and lead us to our accommodation  Had dinner and slept  End of the day…Next day to be contd |
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| Re: Spiti Drive, June 2012 - Family, Friends, Border Posts, Wildlife and more... 10/06/2012 - Pooh to Chail Morning at Pooh was one of the brightest mornings we have had so far. And it was also pretty warm when compared to the previous mornings we had. Suddenly it dawned on us that our holiday was getting over. There were still a lot of snow clad mountains around us but somehow the morning chill was missing. We had a long day today as we had decided that we will try and reach Chail by the evening, so that the next day’s run to Delhi will not be so long. We packed our bags, had breakfast, clicked a few photographs of the surroundings and moved on. As we moved, vegetation started to appear on mountains and the barren mountains were now replaced with green mountains. It started to get warm as well so the car’s A/c was switched on after a week of enjoying the cool weather of the mountains. The going was slow as the roads after Pooh were not that great but we did try to make up on the lost time on the amazing roads around Spello to Akpa. But soon the bad section of the road along the dam site from Kassang bridge to around Bhavanagar reduced our speeds to a crawl. But this being our return journey we had expected this so the going was not that painful. Just before before Jeori we decided to have lunch at the same Dhaba we had stopped while going. It was not because the food was great there or something, it’s just that it had a car wash available and I badly wanted to give my car a nice scrub. While we were having our lunch the weather changed dramatically and clouds appeared from nowhere and it strated to rain. So much for cleaning the car!! But I was still happy that the car looked much better than before. As soon as we started from Jeori, I saw an animal that looked like a mongoose cross the road just about 50 mtrs ahead of me. I stopped and then there was another one that followed it, crossed the road and disappeared in the thicket along the road. I got off the car with my camera as this mongoose looked completely different than the mongoose I have seen before. There was a local Lady that was passing by and also saw the animals. I asked her if it was a mongoose, she said that it was something that she has not seen before in the last 60 years and it was definitely not a mongoose as they are not of that colour. I saw the pair again jumping up and down the rocks below the road and clicked some photographs. Only to be told later that, they are Himalayan Weasels and is indeed a rare sighting. The drizzling continued for a while, so the going was slow but the good thing was that the roads were good and was wide. The sad part was that we were leaving the hills behind and getting closer to the plains. At Narkanda we were greeted by 2 rainbows, that did get some cheer for us, but that was only like a consolation prize. It was already getting late and by the time we reached Chail it was 2200 hrs. We had no hotel booked in Chail, and we had decided that since it would be our last day of holiday we will stay in the best hotel available at Chail. So we decided to head towards Chail Palace. The rates at palace turned out to be 50% more than what we had budgeted and that too after a 10% of good will discount by the manager. Sheepishly we rushed out faster than we had rushed in. The search for a hotel was hampered because of a power cut in Chail. The complete area had turned dark and whatever hotels there either did not have rooms or those which had rooms did not want to serve us dinner as there was no electricity. Giving up hope we thought of going towards Kanadaghat and trying our luck there. Atleast, it being on the highway we would get something to eat. But then we spotted a resort called Maple resorts and thought of giving it a final try. Believe me; we got the best treatment that can be offered to any guest staying in a hotel. The manager was very courteous and after he realized that we had a hungry 4 yr old with us he even opened his kitchen, called his cooks and waiters and asked us to order whatever we wanted from the menu. Even the waiter was excellent and showed his willingness to serve us even at that hour. This was really heartwarming as everything, including the cooking of the food was done in emergency lights. The rooms were also great and only after we had settled in the room properly and the manager made sure we had everything available that was needed in the room he went off to sleep. Happy and satisfied, we slept!!! Pics from the day Early morning pictures from our accommodation at Pooh   More mountain peaks  Our accommodation  Half a moon  Starting from Pooh  The road ahead running along the valley  A temple en route that also serves as a rest point for travellers  Kinner Kailash Range  Double lanning starts here (also notice the dusty car)  A tunnel construction for Hydel Power under process  Around Akpa Greenery was in abundance  Excellent roads after crossing Akpa check post   We shall miss the hills!!  A trolley system to transfer goods across the valley  Kinner Kailash Range as seen from Peo  The most defining image of the cliffs in Spiti/Kinnaur  Rare Sighting of Himalayan Weasels    Car wash  and a nice scrub  And then it rained  The last views of the snow capped mountains from Synge  Hills through a rainbow  The rainbows  A panorama picture of the rainbow  The beautiful hotel we checked in at Chail  11/06/2012 - Chail to Noida Today was the last day of our holiday. The plan was simple; we had to start as early as possible from Chail so as to beat the Delhi evening traffic. We were staying at my cousins place in Noida tonight. After breakfast we thanked the hotel staff for being so kind and helpful, paid our dues and started riding down hill. We met the NH22 at Kandaghat and from there on we realized that we had left the peace of the mountains far behind and were now amidst the band of people rushing to their destination. Its not easy to switch back to the city mode of driving after coming being away from it for almost 8 days. I had to stop my car and and had to soak in the environment to kind of acclimatize to it. So while I watched the cars zoom past, jostling to go faster than the other and fighting for every inch of space on the road, Parul decided to shop. We filled the left over space in the boot of the car with local delicacies from the hills to be given as gifts like all kinds of achaar, different flavours of Himachali Wine, mushrooms etc etc. While they took space in the boot, the car cabin was filled with lots of boxes of local fruits like cherries and peaches and plums and green almonds. NH22 was really tough to drive on with so many people and so many cars. Even though the roads were good but the average speed wouldn’t have been more than 15kmph from Kandaghat till we joined NH1 on Ambala. But we were in no hurry, we wanted to enjoy whatever was left of our holiday, we just kept chatting, kept eating the cherries and kept enjoying the drive and each other’s company till we finally reached Noida at 2000 hrs. After spending the next day in NCR we headed back to Jaipur on the 13/06/2012, thus finally bringing a great holiday to an end. All good things come to an end but the memories linger on forever. I feel very lucky to be born in India that has such amazing sceneries to offer, such amazing and warm people who are willing to help you out even if they have nothing much to offer and also lucky to have such a wonderful family that shares almost the same interests with each other. Thank you all for reading. The End!! |
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| Re: Spiti Drive, June 2012 - Family, Friends, Border Posts, Wildlife and more... Deky-bhai, That's one short, crisp and fluent T-Log. Do accept my gratitude for sharing this in such vivid details, as also my congratulations of doing this with such aplomb and tenacity, with your wife and lovely daughter. Special mention must be made of Aira as well, who took to the hills so valiantly after the initial hiccup and clearly enjoyed every minute of the next few days way up in the Himalayas. You inspire people like me to take this route which I never have, and I most certainly will now, having seen such a splendid trailer of the same through the eyes of your camera, and visualizing it through your words. Thanks again. Wonderful stuff!  |
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I just took a print out and kept the pages with me. We stayed at Maple resorts (Chail), Hotel Shahenshah (Chitkul), Kaza Hotel dont remember the name now and Hotel Kinner Kailash (Kalpa). The rest of the places was Army Accommodation. Oh and the FRH at Sangla was booked by a friend who had some contacts with the Forest Department in Himachal, so I have no idea about the number. Sorry!! Quote:
Kunzum had not open by the time we had started our return journey from Kaza so it wasnt an option. If it was open, I may have tried the loop. Had to take the No 2 as I wanted to give my car a rest. But even if I had not taken it I think my car would have done pretty well till Lepcha!! Thanks & regards | ||
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Did you visit the Nako Monastery? It is the oldest monastery in the region. And the entire left bank onwards from Kazigs is the Great Himalayan National Park and they have been trying to build an all weather road there for the last 20 odd years but the stones are so hard that they have made but little progress. | |
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